curtain

Example Sentences

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"It can go from nothing to a huge arc or a curtain of light that stretches from horizon to horizon in a few seconds - it really can be quite spectacular and breathtaking."

From BBC

When the curtain finally rises, the cast and crew hope the stage will be its own thing of beauty — its ambition fully realized.

From Los Angeles Times

Before the curtain rose on “Götterdämmerung,” he scrolled his phone in search of tickets for figure skating.

From The Wall Street Journal

I study the arched windows for signs of movement, but the pink-and-white floral curtains are pulled tight.

From Literature

Trying not to think of the sticky white curtains that swathed the trees, the huge, crawling spiders and their million eyes so close.

From Literature